Exclusive: Major French bank closes anti-Israel BDS account

Exclusive: Major French bank closes anti-Israel BDS account

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 19 May 2016
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Berlin says Iranian attempt to mock Shoah ‘sows hatred’

Germany on Wednesday strongly condemned the second Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Exhibition, which opened in Tehran earlier this month.

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Belgian lawmakers nominate jailed Palestinian Barghouti for Nobel – Times of Israel

19 May 2016 Members of Belgium’s Senate and House say terrorist serving 5 life sentences for murder holds key to peace in the region.  READ MORE »

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Terror weighed after Egypt Air flight goes down in Mediterranean – CNN

19 May 2016 The aircraft, carrying 66 people, crashed roughly 130 nautical miles south of the Greek island of Karpathos. No cause has been ascertained.  READ MORE »

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Benjamin Netanyahu denies French Jewish fraud suspect gave $1M for campaign – The Forward

19 May 2016 Arnaud Mimran, who allegedly defrauded the European Union of about $315 million along with several partners, testified Thursday in a Paris court that he gave Netanyahu the money in 2001, the RTL broadcaster reported.   READ MORE »

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Coalition with Liberman will still back two-state solution, Israeli official says – Times of Israel

19 May 2016 Amid furious Palestinian reaction to news that hard-liner is set to be defense minister, official says only right-wing governments have achieved peace.  READ MORE »

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Exclusive: Major French bank closes anti-Israel BDS account – Jerusalem Post

19 May 2016 Massive French bank Credit Mutuel shuts down account of La Campagne BDS France amid escalating criticism over illegal practices of supporting financial transactions that target Israel for boycotts.  READ MORE »

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Netanyahu said set to offer ‘hurt’ Ya’alon Foreign Ministry – Times of Israel

19 May 2016 Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon is reportedly to be offered the post of foreign minister, as PM Netanyahu moves to vacate the defense chair for ostensible new coalition partner Avigdor Lieberman.  READ MORE »

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Egypt’s Sisi lends backing to Israel-Palestinian peace efforts – Reuters

18 May 2016 In an impromptu speech at an infrastructure conference in the southern city of Assiut, Sisi said his country was willing to mediate a reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions to pave the way toward a lasting peace accord with the Israelis.  READ MORE »